NASS 2026 Annual Meeting - The Connected Spine! Providing clarity in an increasingly complex field. April 13: Registration Opens for NASS Members April 27: Registration Opens for All VISIT WWW.SPINE.ORG/AM

BOA is now a Digital Partner for the RCS England Future of Surgery Festival. The event will take place on 20th – 21st April 2026 at the ICC Birmingham. Find more at: https://bit.ly/44jNgLE

Cycle from London to Amsterdam! Ride for Joint Action and support life-changing research. Join this 3-day challenge (9th–11th July) across four countries, finishing in iconic Amsterdam. Fully supported with accommodation, meals & ferry included. Registration deadline: 1st May https://bit.ly/4u3VRNI

Congratulations to the team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust @sth.nhs.uk for randomising two more participants to the FORENSIC-UK trial. Well done Michael Reddington and Shreya Srinivas! #lowbackpain #surgicaltrial

📅 Save the Date! 📅 We are pleased to announce that #BritSpine2027 will take place on: 21–23 April 2027 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Wales! Details on programme, abstracts and registration to follow later this year. Further info at: www.BritSpine.com

Great to see the FORENSIC-UK Team at the National Spine Network (NSN) Conference in Birmingham yesterday. Our CI, Sashin Ahuja, presented the latest news for the study. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the banner. #NSN #lowbackpain #surgicaltrial

NSN 2026 is well underway here in Birmingham! Fantastic conversations, great sessions, and a brilliant opportunity to connect with colleagues from across the Network. #NSN2026

See the latest updates in our February newsletter - exciting news of recruitment of both sites and participants.

Become a future leader in Trauma & Orthopaedics! This 12-month programme equips T&O surgeons with advanced leadership skills through masterclasses, coaching, and innovation projects. Applications close 29th May. Find out more: www.boa.ac.uk/FLP

Looking for world-class training in musculoskeletal diseases? Look no further! Join our part-time taught MSc at the University of Oxford.  Apply by 3 March. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/taught-msc

📢 Pain Education Day Programme Now Live! We are delighted to announce that this highly anticipated educational event will take place on: 🗓 Tuesday 21 April 2026 🔎 View programme via www.bpsasm.org/scientific-programme-2026

Welcome onboard to the King's College Hospital FORENSIC-UK Team led by Gordan Grahovac and Suzanne McIlroy @kingscollegenhs.bsky.social

🚨The abstract submission portal for #BASS2026 in Aberdeen has been EXTENDED to Monday 26 Jan due to high demand. This is your last chance to submit your work for presentation at the conference! Submission Link: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79883... Further Info: www.bassmeeting.co.uk

Early-bird registration rates for the #NSN2026 Annual Meeting (10 Mar) end THIS TUESDAY, 27 January! Join colleagues from across spine and MSK care for a full day of learning and connection in Birmingham. 🔗 nationalspinenetwork.co.uk/NSN2026

We are starting 2026 with the fantastic news that University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is now open to recruitment for FORENSIC-UK! Welcome onboard Stephen McGillion, Gareth Davies and team. @uhsft.bsky.social

🎁 2025 has been a wonderful year at NDORMS. Here are the highlights!

It's day 1️⃣8️⃣ of our advent calendar! 📆 🎄 Today we introduce FORENSIC! FORENSIC will assess if treating low back pain with surgery is better than nonsurgical treatment, and also aims to find out if the spinal fusion surgery is good value for money for the NHS. 🏥 🌐 forensic.octru.ox.ac.uk

Catch up with the latest news from the FORENSIC-UK Study in our December Newsletter.

Congratulations to University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for opening to recruitment for FORENSIC-UK.

Congratulations to the team at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for randomising our 10th participant for FORENSIC-UK!

Hello November! We start the month by congratulating the @forensic-uk.bsky.social , GEKO, MILI, ODDSOCKS & REACH studies who achieved their best month of recruitment to date in October! 👏 Thank you to everyone taking part in all of our studies, and to all of our study teams & sites.

Check out our recent newsletter for the latest recruitment and news

Welcome to Cardiff and Vale as the fourth site to join FORENSIC-UK! They join Sheffield, Northumbria and Birmingham in this important study into low back pain. @forensic-uk.bsky.social